Configuration Software and Utilities 55
Use the following keys to navigate through the menus and submenus:
SCSISelect Navigation Keys
Press To
ESC Exit the utility
Enter Select an option
↑
Return to a previous option
↓
Move to the next option
F5 Switch between color and monochrome
F6 Reset to host adapter defaults
Configuring the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI Adapter
The Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI adapter has two busses. Select the bus from the following menu:
Main Menu
Menu Item Options
You have an AIC-7899 adapter in your system. Move
the cursor to the bus:device:channel of the one for
configuration and press <Enter>.
Bus:Device:Channel
01:06:A
01:06:B
<F5> - Toggle color/monochrome
After selecting the bus, the following menu displays:
Menu for each SCSI Channel
Host Adapter Option Comment
AIC-7899 at
Bus:Device:Channel
01:06:A (or 01:06:B)
Configure/View Host
Adapter Settings
Press <Enter> to view the Configuration Menu.
SCSI Disk Utilities Press <Enter> to view the SCSI Disk Utilities
Menu. This menu allows you to format hard
disks and/or verify disk media.
When you are finished, press <Esc> and make your selection from the following menu:
Exit Menu
Feature Option Comment
Exit Utility? Yes
No
When you finish configuring your SCSI devices, press <Esc>. Then select
Yes and press <Enter>. When this message appears:
Please press any key to reboot
Press any key, and the server reboots.
Running the Promise FastBuild Utility
This utility is only found on the SCB2 ATA model only.
The Promise ATA-100 host adapter is configured using the FastBuild
†
configuration utility that
allows you to configure/view the settings of the host adapter and set RAID configurations.